DUP leader Arlene Foster tells court claims of affair with protection officer 'very distressing'

Northern Ireland's First Minister Arlene Foster has told a court that unfounded allegations of an extramarital affair with a close protection officer, tweeted by a celebrity doctor, were "very distressing" for her and her family.

The claims were shared on Twitter by Dr Christian Jessen, best known as presenter of the TV programme Embarrassing Bodies.

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